Not sure if i understood well your reasoning.. but i guess it seem correct so far all you said..
So, the discharging coils will puts current in the cell..... whether we like it or not.
What i mean is that at the end , we have two options:
1. traditional coil discharge with start on high voltage, that creates a path for the charge / current that follows.
2. radio wave aka radiolysis and we transmit electromagnetic waves into the water, like Kansius did.
At least for the Meyer setup of things.
Maybe he did setup 1 and used more then 1 VIC for his cell afterall. Because 1 vic doesnt deliver enough Joules........